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Advising Basics Workshop

Advising Basics Live Training is Currently Paused

Thank you to our advising community for sharing updates about new academic advisers in your departments. Based on your responses, AEP has determined that there are not currently enough participants to host a live 6-hour Advising Basics training session. We’ll continue to check in with you to assess future training needs.

Newer advisers are encouraged to explore the following resources:

What is Advising Basics?

The Advising Basics Workshop is for all new academic advisers. Typically offered multiple times per year, this training provides an introduction to UW advising, an understanding of the undergraduate student’s academic path, issues and policies around struggling students, a brief introduction to key tools, and connects advisers to key resources.

We recognize that several of our colleagues may have job titles that include "adviser" ex. Study Abroad Adviser, but this training is focused on undergraduate academic advisers who work directly with students at UW Seattle.

*The Advising Basics Workshop is intended to supplement primary training with supervisor and /or departmental staff.

Outline of the two-day Advising Basics Workshop (2 half days)

  • Getting Acquainted:
    • Welcome and Introductions
    • Overview of Undergraduate Academic Advising at UW Seattle
  • Advising through the Undergraduate Academic Experience: From General Education to Graduation
    • Requirements and Acronyms
    • UW majors and minors
    • Getting to Graduation
    • Academic Alert and Warning Policies, Current and Former Quarter Drop, Reinstatement
    • Student Resources Panel
    • Working with students in distress
  • Advising Systems, Tools and Resources:
    • FERPA Check-in
    • EARS: Overview
    • SDB
    • MyPlan
  • Advising Conversations:
    • Professional conversations with other advisers about a variety of academic advising subjects.
    • Case studies